May 17, 2010 2:42 PM

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England lifts T20 World CUP

England crush Australia by 7 wickets in the summit clash and crowned world Twenty20 champions at Bridgetown West Indies. For England, Craig Krieswetter struck a sparkling 63. His 49-ball innings was studded with seven fours and two sixes as England chased down the target of 148 with three overs to spare in the grand finale at the Kensington Oval. He was given able support by Kevin Pietersen who made a valuable 31-ball 47 which had four boundaries and a six in it. Earlier, England produced a clinical bowling performance to restrict Australia to 147 for six. For Australia, David Hussey made 59in 54 balls. But Australian eve registered a remarkable performance in the final and beat New Zealand by three runs in a nail bite encounter.

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